The European Society for Structural Integrity (ESIS) is an international non-profit engineering scientific society. Its purpose is to create and expand knowledge about all aspects of structural integrity and the dissemination of that knowledge. The goal is to improve the safety and performance of structures and

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History

The purpose of European Structural Integrity Society dates back to November 1978 during the summer school in

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(

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). At the time, the name was European Group on Fracture. Between 1979 and 1988 the first technical committees were created, the first technical committee had the designation of Elasto-Plastic Fracture Mechanics. The initial idea was to reproduce in

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the same as the

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committee. The first president of European Structural Integrity Society was Dr. L.H. Larsson (

European Commission Joint Research Centre The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to European Union (EU) policy. The JRC i ...

). ESIS has a total of 24 technical committees and national groups in each European country. The current president of ESIS is Prof. Aleksandar Sedmak from the

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(Serbia).

Scientific Journals

ESIS is institutionally responsible for the following scientific journals: * Engineering Failure Analysis * Engineering Fracture Mechanics *

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* Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics * Procedia Structural Integrity

Organization of International Conferences

ESIS is the organizer or supporter of various international conference series: * ECF, European Conference on Fracture (biennial) * ICSI, International Conference on Structural Integrity (biennial) * IRAS, International Conference on Risk Analysis and Safety of ''Complex Structures and Componentes'' (biennial)

Awards

ESIS, at its events, confers the following awards: * The Griffith Medal * The August-Wöhler Medal * The Award of Merit * Honorary Membership * The Young Scientist Award * Robert Moskovic Award (ESIS TC12)

The August Wöhler Medal Winners

*2022: Youshi Hong,

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Repub ...

, China *2020: Filippo Berto,

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

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*2016: Paul C. Paris, Washington University in St. Louis, USA *2014: Reinhard Pippan, Austrian Academy of Sciences,

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*2010: Ashok Saxena,

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

, USA *2008: Morris Sonsino,

Technische Universität Darmstadt The Technische Universität Darmstadt (official English name Technical University of Darmstadt, sometimes also referred to as Darmstadt University of Technology), commonly known as TU Darmstadt, is a research university in the city of Darmstadt ...

*2006: Robert O. Ritchie,

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, USA *2004: Leslie Pook,

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = � ...

, UK *2002: Michael W. Brown, The University of Sheffield, UK *2000: Darrell F. Socie,

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Unive ...

, USA

The Award of Merit Winners

*2022: José A.F.O. Correia, University of Porto,

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*2020: Uwe Zerbst,

Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (german: , or BAM) is a German material research institute. History Its historical origins start in 1871, a year in which Germany was unified, as the ''Mechanisch-Technische Versuchsansta ...

*2018: Filippo Berto,

*2016: Laszlo Toth, University of Miskolc,

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*2014: Wolfgang Dietzel, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon,

*2010: Jaroslav Pokluda,

Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: ''BUT''; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: ''VUT'') is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single cours ...

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*2008: Emmanuel Gdoutos, Democritus University of Thrace,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

*2006: Andrzej Neimitz,

Kielce University of Technology The Kielce University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Świętokrzyska) is a relatively young institution, although the traditions of higher education in Kielce go back to the beginning of the 19th century. It was here that Stanisław Staszic foun ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

*2004: Keith Miller,

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth C ...

, UK *2002: Dietrich Munz,

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 w ...

*2000: Ian Milne, Integrity Management Services, UK

The Robert Moskovic Award Winners

*2023: Aleksandar Grbovic,

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;

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, USA; Motomichi Koyama,

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, Japan *2022: Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn,

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; John Michopoulos,

United States Naval Research Laboratory The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. It was founded in 1923 and conducts basic scientific research, applied research, technological ...

, USA; Grzegorz Lesiuk,

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Wrocław University of Science and Technology ( pl, Politechnika Wrocławska, founded as german: link=no, Technische Hochschule Breslau) is a technological university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings and infrastructures dispersed throughout t ...

*2021: Maria Feng,

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

, USA; Filippo Berto,

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including th ...

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; Milan Veljkovic,

Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

*2020: Neil James,

Plymouth University The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

, UK; Rui Calçada, University of Porto,

; Vladimir Moskvichev,

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

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*2019: Hojjat Adeli,

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, USA; Alfonso Fernández-Canteli, University of Oviedo,

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; Aleksandar Sedmak,

References

External links

European Structural Integrity Society Official Website
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